EdTech Magazine

JULY 24, 2018

Tue, 07/24/2018 - 11:13. For the past decade, bringing digital equity and broadband access to U.S. In fact, 94 percent of school districts have acceptable high-speed internet, according to a report by EducationSuperHighway. Despite that, many teachers assign digital homework that requires web access.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 7, 2018

Wed, 03/07/2018 - 10:00. With 81 percent of superintendents reporting that improving the academic performance of underprepared students is their biggest challenge , finding ways to bring in more qualified teachers is a priority. Virtual Classrooms and VR Help Schools Get Qualified Teachers. meghan.bogardu…. CDW VV2 Strategy.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Mon, 09/10/2018 - 13:50. To help prepare young rural Americans for the new demands of a tech-integrated workforce , Microsoft has partnered with the National Future Farmers of America to invest in agricultural education, EdScoop reports. Companies Invest in Preparing K–12 Students as Older Sectors Become Tech Integrated.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 4, 2018

Welcome to NEO Blog 2018! Today we launch right in with a topic that is on the minds and hearts of many teachers – the “digital divide”; that silent, pernicious socioeconomic gap between students that have and students that do not have access to technology. Now, however, access to technology is becoming a rights issue.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

EducationSuperHighway today released its annual State of the States report highlighting the major progress that has been achieved to connect nearly every public school classroom to high-speed broadband. At the same time, the report cites the urgent need to close the digital divide for 2.3 million students and 2.6

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techlearning

JUNE 26, 2018

JUNE 26, 2018 - The Federal Communications Commission soon will evaluate funding regulations for broadband internet in schools and libraries to consider how connectivity demands align with program utility and efficiency. Key 2018 survey findings include: E-rate is fulfilling its mission. EDMOND, OKLA.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2020

Photo: Sy Bean for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. million college students, or 1 out of every 6, took only online classes in 2018, the last year for which the figure is available. There’s also the problem of reliable internet access. That was the highest percentage ever.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. All their work is on that computer,” said Caine, “and they need that access.”. That’s why district leaders are eager to pilot an ambitious, statewide broadband initiative.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2015

As digital tools play an increasingly larger role in learning, states are targeting school broadband access for all students. Working with state leaders is a key factor in pushing these school broadband partnerships to success, said EducationSuperHighway founder and CEO Evan Marwell. New Mexico Gov. Martinez said in a statement.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The CoSN Meeting the Needs of Students Without Home Internet Access webinar on September 19, 2018 reflects the growing concern and call to action for school districts, business communities and state and federal government to address what has been termed as the homework gap.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Today, we released our annual State of the States report: The classroom connectivity gap is closed and we are proud to announce that the classroom connectivity gap is now closed. million teachers in 83,000 schools have the Internet access they need for digital learning. million students and 2.8 million students and 2.8 million today.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

But now I can report that these tools have been adopted in thousands of U.S. higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. classrooms from kindergarten through high school.” It’s a coexistence.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

The seminal Coleman Report published in 1966 showed that student outcomes inside the classroom are predicated on their circumstances outside the classroom. According to 2018 study by the U.S. We must continue to provide access to software, online libraries and educational videos.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

April 25, 2018) – The Modernization Order that expanded federal E-rate funding to include broadband and internet services will expire in 2020. Each year, Funds For Learning compiles this information and presents it to the FCC in an annual E-rate Trends Report that highlights applicants’ need for E-rate support. EDMOND, OKLA.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2020

Thousands of Mississippi children will have access to the software this summer as part of an effort to support incoming kindergarteners during the coronavirus pandemic.Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Almost a third of all homes in the county lack broadband access.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The video’s simplicity and accessibility is the point for ReadyRosie, which offers parents ways to turn a chore like putting away groceries into vocabulary practice. Pew Research Center found that the share of lower-income Americans who rely on smartphones to go online instead of a broadband connection has nearly doubled from 2013 to 2019.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Today, we released our fourth annual State of the States report: Expanding Digital Learning to Every Classroom, Every Day and we are proud to announce that 40.7 million more students have access to high-speed Internet connections than just five years ago. The cost of K-12 Internet access has declined 85% in the last five years.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

Market researchers shared the latest reports about the edtech landscape and opined where sales opportunities were. “It Broadband internet access and cloud computing made it easier to distribute educational software once sold on floppy disks and CD-ROMs. Panels and keynotes covered the latest industry trends.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

It’s no great overstatement to say that the Federal Communications Commission’s recent decision to rollback net neutrality protections has shaken the education community’s faith in open and equitable internet access for all students. Since it began in the 1990s, E-Rate has helped bring high-speed internet access to 97 percent of U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

How Schools Are preparing – and Not Preparing – Children for Climate Change,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. million kids statewide lacked access to Wi-Fi and computers. Are We Ready?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2015

school and library to high-speed internet by helping states and school districts access billions of dollars in the newly modernized federal E-rate program. “It is essential that every child in our country be able seamlessly access digital resources. Material from a press release was used in this report.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. In February of 2014, Obama rounded up technology donations worth more than a $1 billion from U.S.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The program, NOVA’s first focused effort to create educational resources to teach science communication to teens, grew out of a pilot program during the 2018-2019 academic year in the Boston area that worked with nearly 30 students. WGBH also is a major supplier of programming for public radio, and oversees Public Radio International (PRI).

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2017

Nearly nine out of 10 school districts meet the federal government’s minimum standard for internet connectivity – a significant increase from 2013, when only 30 percent met that level, according to a report released Tuesday by a California-based nonprofit organization. The report breaks down progress by state.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. K-12 schools run up a $6 billion energy tab every year, the Department of Energy reports – more than they spend on textbooks and computers combined, and second only to the cost of teacher salaries. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. And, students who were absent could access the materials from home and arrive prepared upon their return. This includes more than $2 billion in private-sector commitments. Ordonez presented and review information at their own pace.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

And we put it on YouTube to make it as easy as possible to access.” . School libraries have become tech hubs for educators teaching from home, while public libraries have worked to expand access to the internet, with many keeping their building’s WiFi on even when buildings were closed, so patrons can get internet access from the parking lot.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The company reported revenue of 14 billion rupees (about USD$196.89 million) during its 2018 to 2019 fiscal year that ended in March—tripled from the prior fiscal year. He offered online live and video classes through broadband and satellite to teach students beyond the centers’ walls. million) this fiscal year.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Albans City School (VT), SETDA’s 2018 Student Voices Award Winner, though, educators encourage the students to find places in their everyday work to incorporate digital resources, especially from their makerspace. Instead of traditional report cards, though, students assemble digital portfolios to show their progress. About the Host.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. In May 2015, the district extended ChiTech’s reprieve until 2018. It’s an access issue that creates this belief issue,” she said. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. But Garrett didn’t buy this reasoning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

As America’s classrooms become increasingly connected, the nation inches ever closer to reaching a major milestone: 100 percent of schools with high-speed internet access, defined as at least 100 kbps (or 100 thousand bits per second) per student. students with access to at least 100 kbps of broadband has increased from 4 million to 44.7

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2023

The Report: CoSN 2023 State of EdTech Leadership Survey Highlights: Cybersecurity As it has since 2018, cybersecurity continues to rank as the number-one concern for EdTech Leaders. Digital Equity Students are less likely to receive support for off-campus broadband access than they were in 2021.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

After seven years of coordinated efforts to improve internet access in schools, thereby laying the foundation for digital learning to take root and expand in U.S. In 2017, EducationSuperHighway’s annual “State of the States” report declared 94 percent of U.S. In 2018, that number ticked up to 98 percent.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

However, this lag began to erode when the rise of cloud computing made it possible for edtech startups to flood the market with educational applications, the expansion of broadband internet gave those apps an easy distribution channel into campuses, and an increasing number and variety of mobile devices provided them an in-school abode.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. As defined by the CoSN report, accelerators are megatrends that drive change.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

In 2017, the same survey reported 44 percent of respondents found the EPC portal “difficult to use,” compared with 50 percent in 2015 and 2016. 2018 applications are still in process.) This year, there were 347 such requests—for about $440 million in new broadband construction—and only a small fraction have received responses so far.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

A man watches an artificial intelligence (AI) news anchor from a state-controlled news broadcaster, on his computer in Beijing on November 9, 2018. Related: Youth will determine the outcome of the 2018 midterms. The post The future includes good (human) teachers appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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